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Gulf Seafood is best and freshest catch

In Louisiana, we always have a reason for celebrating… so naturally we’re thrilled that October is National Seafood Month! Whether you love Gulf shrimp, oysters, Louisiana blue crabs, or fish like flounder, grouper, or catfish, this is the prime time to enjoy the best catch available. With so many options in your local grocery store or restaurant, why choose seafood this month?

HEALTH BENEFITS OF SEAFOOD

National Seafood Month is a great time to up your seafood consumption. The USDA Guidelines recommend eating seafood at least twice a week, but only 1 in 10 of us are actually doing that. Seafood is high in protein, nutrients, and omega-3 fatty acids, and eating fish once or twice a week has been associated with a 36% reduction in death from heart disease and a 17% reduction in death from any cause. Seafood is also high in essential vitamins and minerals and amino acids, and a major source of vitamin D, vitamin A, and vitamins C and E. Many types of seafood including shrimp, oysters, mussels, and clams are high in selenium, vitamin B12, phosphorous, choline, copper, and iodine.

ORDER LOUISIANA SEAFOOD ONLINE

There’s no better way to commemorate National Seafood Month than to cook a new seafood recipe at home, or try a new type of seafood that you haven’t before. At our online seafood market, Shopdeanies.com, you can select from a wide variety of fresh-caught seafood or sample the finest seafood prepared in the authentic and unique New Orleans’ culinary tradition. Choose from our categories of Louisiana seafood items, including Shrimp, Crawfish, Blue Crab, and Oysters, as well as your favorite prepared foods, seasonings, condiments and merchandise. Try these seafood recipes to impress your friends and family!

SUPPORTING GULF SEAFOOD INDUSTRY

Wherever you live, you can enjoy Louisiana Seafood during National Seafood Month. The Gulf Coast produces 70% of the nation’s oysters, 69% of domestic shrimp, and is a leading producer of domestic hard and soft-shell blue crabs. Gulf Coast seafood impacts our regional and national economy profoundly with a combined income of $26.9 billion and an influence on sales of over $60 billion nationwide. On a flavorful note, the taste profile of seafood from the Gulf is superior because of the nutrient-rich environment of Gulf waters. So not only Gulf seafood plentiful and sustainable, it’s also the best tasting seafood out there!

With two restaurants and a seafood market in New Orleans, Deanie’s Seafood has a rich history of serving up great-tasting, wild-caught Louisiana seafood and supporting sustainable fishing practices along the Louisiana shoreline and Gulf Coast. The family owned and operated restaurants have been voted consistently by locals in categories like Best New Orleans Seafood Restaurant, Best Oyster Po-Boy, Best BBQ Shrimp, and Best Place to Get Boiled Seafood in reader surveys by local publications including Where Y’at Magazine, Gambit, The Times Picayune and New Orleans Magazine. Deanie’s Seafood Restaurant & Seafood Market in Bucktown, 1713 Lake Ave., Metairie, and Deanie’s Seafood in the French Quarter, 841 Iberville St., are open 7 days per week.